Indigenous Data Network

Shared concerns

• Identifying best practice in community data collection, management and access.
• Assisting Indigenous communities to apply best practice in data management by providing technical and educational resources.
• Developing specific strategies and approaches to make better use of data over which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have ownership.
• Creating a directory of databases to increase awareness of existing data sets and how to access them.
• Integrating and archiving Indigenous datasets and preventing the orphaning of important datasets which would be detrimental to communities.
• Negotiating with government and non-government organisations to ensure data activities are aligned with Indigenous priorities, and that data collected is available for sharing under appropriate conditions.
• Working with the Indigenous Research Exchange to develop guidelines and best-practice case studies for research and data analysis in evaluation to improve Indigenous outcomes.
• Coordinating educational programs to ensure the development of a critical mass of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with expertise in the data sciences.
• Developing panels of experts who can provide advice and assistance on data issues.